Terms of Use

GENERAL TERMS OF USE

All access to and use of the www.Häfele.com/us website (“Site”) is governed by these terms. Entering into this Site indicates that you have reviewed the Site Terms of Use and have agreed to be bound by these terms. This Site is owned and operated by Häfele America Co., hereafter referred to as "Häfele."

Häfele Authorized eResellers have additional Terms of Use. See
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DISCLAIMER
All information provided on this Site is subject to change without notice. While efforts have been made to make this Site helpful and accurate, due to the open nature of this Site, and the potential for errors in the storage and transmission of digital information, Häfele does not warrant the accuracy of information obtained from this Site. ALL MATERIALS POSTED ON THIS SITE ARE "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. HÄFELE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HÄFELE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT FUNCTIONS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. HÄFELE DOES NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THE USE OF THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

ACCESS AND USE OF INFORMATION
Access to information on this Site provided by Häfele is limited to viewing the linked Web pages solely for legitimate business purposes. Any access or attempt to access other areas of the Häfele computer system or other information contained on the system for any other purposes is strictly prohibited. You may not use any information contained on this Site other than in connection with a legitimate business purpose.

CROSS REFERENCE INFORMATION
Product cross-reference comparisons do not imply that all products compared are available, or in the case of functional equivalency, that performance and other characteristics are perfectly comparable. For critical applications, review specifications prior to purchase.

TRADEMARKS
This Site contains Häfele and third-party trademarks and service marks. All marks are the property of their respective companies. All rights in the intellectual property contained in this Site including copyright, trademarks, trade secret and patent rights are reserved. Access to this Site does not constitute a right to copy or use any of the intellectual property of Häfele or its suppliers. Statutory notice contained herein represents trademark status in the United States.

COPYRIGHT
All materials contained on this Site are subject to the ownership rights of Häfele, its affiliates and its Supplier Partners. You agree that any copy made must include the Häfele copyright notice. No other permission is granted to you to print, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, upload, download, store, display in public, alter, or modify the content contained on this Site.Specifiers and designers interested in specifying Häfele America Co. products are allowed to download and reproduce images, specifications or text for use in presentations and proposals to customers and potential customers on the condition that full credit and attribution be given to Häfele America Co. for any such reproduction and use.

SUBMISSIONS
All remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics or other information communicated to Häfele through this Site will forever be the property of Häfele. Unless otherwise specified in writing and agreed to by Häfele, all material submitted to Häfele will be presumed to be public and Häfele will not be required to treat the information as confidential. Häfele shall have exclusive ownership of all present and future existing rights in the information, without compensation to the person sending the information.

DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (DMCA)
Häfele respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please follow our Notice and Procedures for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement below.

NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING A DMCA CLAIM
Pursuant to the DMCA, if you believe that you hold a claim of copyright infringement against Häfele, submit notice of your claim to the following address:

To be effective, the notification of your claim of copyright infringement should be written and should include the following:

1. A statement that you are the owner of the exclusive right you claim has been infringed, or a statement that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that has allegedly been infringed.

2. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate. Your signature. (The signature may be electronic.)

3. Identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed. (If you claim that multiple copyrighted works have been infringed you can submit one notification with a list of the allegedly infringed works.)

4. Identification of the material that you claim to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit Häfele to locate the material.

a. You can provide contact information for the owner of the exclusive right that you claim has been infringed if you are not the owner, but rather authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

6. A statement you have a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

Häfele will respond to any DMCA complaints in a timely manner. Should you be the copyright holder of a specific piece of content featured on this site without your permission, Häfele will remove it in a timely manner once notified.

SECURITY
Häfele places the utmost importance on protecting information transmitted via the Site and will take security precautions to protect all such information; however, Häfele cannot guarantee that any electronic commerce is totally secure. Häfele will take commercially reasonable measures to secure and protect all customer-specific information from loss, misuse, and alteration.

COOKIES
Häfele uses a feature of your internet Web browser called a "Cookie" to assign a unique identification to your computer. When you first apply for access to this Site, you were given an opportunity to accept or decline a Cookie. If you accept this feature, a Cookie will be placed on your computer’s hard drive. If you do not accept the Cookie you will still be able to access the Site, but it may impact the speed with which you can obtain information from this Site.

USE OF GOOGLE ANALYTICS
This Site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. (“Google”). Google Analytics uses “Cookies”, which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the site. The information generated by the Cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE
At the time you applied for access to this Site, as a condition to your being provided access, you agreed to the Terms and Conditions of Sale of Häfele America Co., a copy of which was displayed on your screen. An electronic order confirmation will be sent to you upon the acceptance of your order, either via fax or e-mail as specified by you, and that order confirmation will also contain a copy of (or reference to the website or URL containing) the Terms and Conditions of Sale. Upon request, we will provide you with a hard copy of the Terms and Conditions of Sale.

UPDATES TO TERMS
Häfele reserves the right to modify or amend its Terms of Use at any time, and from time to time. If we make changes to the Terms of Use, we prominently will post a notification of the changes on our website.

FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
Purchaser acknowledges that it is not an agent of Häfele and represents and warrants that it has not and covenants that it will not provide anything of value to any government employee in connection with the resale of the products.

GOVERNING LAW; LIMITATIONS
These Terms and Conditions shall be construed, interpreted and performed exclusively according to the laws of the State of North Carolina, United States of America. Any legal action with respect to any transaction must be commenced within one year after the cause of action has arisen. The provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted by the State of North Carolina, and not the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, shall apply.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Actions by Häfele America, Co. for nonpayment by the Purchaser of the purchase price of products sold through Häfele, or for redress of other breaches by the Purchaser of the Terms and Conditions of Sale may be brought by Häfele America Co. before any judicial court of competent jurisdiction.

QUESTIONS REGARDING TERMS OF USE
Questions regarding Häfele Terms of Use should be directed to: